With the end of Title 42, many may have questions about the implications of this change for immigration law, asylum seekers, and more. Jamie Englert, Director of JFCS Immigration Legal Services, and Ivonne Smith-Tapia, Director of JFCS Refugee & Immigrant Services, help explain what Title 42 was and the current…Read More
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Attending Family Court With JFCS Attorney John Caviccho
I recently joined JFCS Staff Attorney and Pro Bono Coordinator John Caviccho in a petition for an Interim Custody Order and permission to seek Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). The SIJS classification provides abused, abandoned and/or neglected children the ability to legally remain in the US. Special Immigrant Juvenile Status…Read More
JFCS attorneys help Carlos reunite with brother
Carlos* is an unaccompanied child who came to the U.S. from Honduras. JFCS began providing legal representation to him in December 2021, when he was 17 years old. Even though Carlos was born in Honduras, he did not have a birth certificate or any other documentation to indicate his nationality.…Read More
“This is what America is made of.” Pittsburgh family welcomes Ukrainians into their home
Katya and Andrii didn’t expect to leave their home and everything they knew behind when their daughter Diana was born a year ago. But when the war broke out in Eastern Ukraine, quickly reaching their home city of Kharkiv, they knew they needed to find a safe place for their…Read More